Face down

0 01b00The copies of French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo were not in the rack as usual, but face down behind the counter.02b00 02br
00The newsagent was aware the huge front-page portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad would cause offence to some. 02br
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00He expected the paper to sell out quickly. Several people had been asking about Charlie Hebdo the day before. 02br
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00A five-minute walk up the road in an area with a large French north African community, the newsagent said he had already sold two copies, even though it was not yet daylight.02br
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00Could you please help me?02br
00 What is face down here? I know we could say face up to some problem. We can have a face to face discussion. I haven't learn to use the words face down to hide something.02br
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